Chapter 148: Ice Dragon Horn, Eve of Battle

"Sylvia insisted that I bring this new thing to you..."

"New thing?"

Cao Xing became interested and said, "Let me see it."

Ellie stretched out her little hand and handed over an ice sculpture in the shape of a horn.

Cao Xing took it.
[Obtain: Ice Dragon Horn (Small) * 1]

...

"Oh? This is the new material the system mentioned? What does it do?"

Cao Xing took a look at the properties of this thing.

[Ice Dragon Horn (Small): After using, you can actively summon the power of the dragon. In the next six hours, all ice nests within 30 kilometers of your territory will descend near your territory.]

[Note: In order to reward the user's brave performance, you can choose to increase the probability of dropping the Ice Dragon Mark, or choose to increase the experience gained from killing Ice Nest Monsters. ]

[Option ①: You can choose to increase the explosion rate of Ice Dragon Mark and Glacial Shard by 100%, and reduce the killing experience value by 80%. ]

[Option ②: You can choose to increase the experience points for killing Ice Nest monsters by 50%, and reduce the explosion rate of Ice Dragon Mark and Glacial Shard by 80%]

...

After reading the notes on the materials, Cao Xing was shocked!
"Oh my god... this thing can actually actively summon an ice nest within 30 kilometers to descend upon my territory."

"You can also choose to increase the drop rate of materials or increase your experience points. Isn't this too humane?"

Cao Xing thought for a moment and quickly understood the reason why this prop appeared.

"I see. After the official period begins, the survivors have to fight against the Ice Nest while collecting resources. They don't have much time to develop."

"If this continues, the billions of survivors will be dying slowly, because their development speed cannot keep up with the Ice Nest's upgrades."

"And in each region, there should be one or two, or several relatively powerful beings!"

"At this time, they can choose to attract all the ice nests near the territory."

"This way, other survivors will be less stressed and have more time to collect resources and develop their territory."

"Similarly, these strong men gained a lot of experience and items by killing the Ice Nest, which is equivalent to a win-win situation!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing nodded secretly.

Then he thought: "How about giving it a try?"

"According to the proportion, my territory is thirty kilometers in radius, or sixty kilometers in diameter, which means there are about twenty to thirty territories."

"That is to say, if I use this mark, dozens of ice nests will fall near my territory every hour for the next six hours."

"This pressure is still very high, which is equivalent to increasing the difficulty of defense by 20 to 30 times."

Cao Xing weighed it over and calculated his own strength.

Finally, he came to the conclusion that he could definitely block so many ice nest monsters.

Cao Xing nodded. "You can give it a try. Whether it's experience or the Ice Dragon Mark, they are both urgently needed for me."

"Of course, it's not possible now. Da Zhuang and the others are still out there collecting resources."

"If I use this Ice Dragon Horn, a large number of ice nests will fall and crush my polar people to death. That will be a lot of fun!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing decided to use it at night, when it would be dark.

at the same time.

After a morning of fighting.

Blot, Assam and others have already captured all the resource points within the surrounding five-kilometer area.

The leader Cao Yi also laid the rails.

All eight resource points are connected to the [Ore Processing Plant] and [Lumberyard] in the territory.

Cao Xing stood on the city wall.

Looking at the snow outside the territory, there were suddenly several railroad tracks connecting the territory.

Dozens of mine carts were running back and forth, loaded with various stones, coal, iron and other metals.

Wood can also be transported using minecarts.

In Cao Xing's territory, the ore processing plants and logging camps also began to work at full capacity.

"Buzz!"

The sound of sawing wood and falling stones continued to be heard.

Although it seems a bit noisy.

But when Cao Xing saw that the resources in his territory were growing at a gratifying rate, these emotions disappeared without a trace in an instant.

【Wood+6】

【Wood+7】

[Stone +6]

[Stone +3]

[Iron +5]

[Bronze +3]

【…】

"Very good. At this rate, not counting iron and coal, we can collect about 13 pieces of wood and 9 pieces of stone per minute."

"And then, we can mine for at least ten hours a day."

"That means I can collect thousands of pieces of wood and stones every day!"

This efficiency is beyond the reach of other survivors!
And this is the benefit of mechanized mining.

At the same time, the polar man Duan also came over with a happy face and said: "My Lord, the small communication device you ordered is ready."

"Due to time constraints, we only had time to build nine."

After hearing this, Cao Xing's face also showed joy.

In this way, he could send Assam and others out to clear out all the monsters near the territory.

Da Zhuang and others can also mine resources more safely.

[Obtain: Small communication device*9]

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Duan, you did a good job."

"Now, go make some more electronic components and install a magical water purification device in our room."

"As you command! Respected Lord!"

Then Duan left.

...

Assam and Andrew, who had finished the battle, also walked back from the snow.

They came to Cao Xing and said respectfully, "Thank you for fulfilling your mission, Lord. We have cleared all the monsters and beasts in the resource points."

"We brought back the bodies of those beasts."

Cao Xing took a look.

Behind Assam and Andrew were the four bodies they had dragged back.

There are snow wolves that are nearly three meters long, and wild boars with bristles covered with steel needles.

Cao Xing nodded, then clicked on decomposition directly.

【Decomposition successful.】

[Obtain: Damaged Wolf Skin (Green)*1]

[Obtain: Fresh wolf meat*64]

[Obtain: Wolf Bone (Green)*31]

[Obtain: Wolf Fang (Green)*8]

...

[Obtain: Damaged wild boar skin (green) * 3]

[Obtain: Fresh wild boar meat*189]

[Obtain: Wild Boar Bone (Green)*173]

[Obtain: Wild Boar Tusk (Green)*6]

...

Cao Xing said with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, another wave of meat has been replenished. These bones and teeth can be used to make light armor and arrows."

Assam continued to report: "We also left an imperial soldier or centaur at each resource point to protect our companions in mining resources."

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction, "Well done, Assam."

"Now, you guys take a break, and then go outside the territory to deal with those ice nests."

Assam and Andrew looked at each other, then nodded and said, "Yes, Lord."

Time flies and five hours have passed.

Just as Cao Xing expected, the frequency of ice nests now is about one per hour.

Moreover, because of Cao Xing's order, his men did not destroy the ice nest immediately when they saw it appear.

Instead, wait until all 500 monsters are hatched and then destroy the ice nest.

In this way, these ice nests became Cao Xing's tools for killing monsters.

Contributed a lot of experience points to him.

At the same time, a white light appeared on Cao Xing's body again.

The system prompt has appeared.

[Your level has been upgraded, current level: Level 15]

[Attributes gained from this upgrade: Strength +4, Agility +2, Spirit +7, Constitution +5]

...

He once again felt that his body was becoming stronger.

"It feels really good to upgrade like this. Most importantly, my physical fitness has been enhanced!"

"That way, there won't be a situation like that at night."

There was joy in Cao Xing's eyes.

"By the way, I have a gold-quality ring in my backpack. The required level is 15, and I can equip it now!"

The next moment, a gorgeous ring engraved with exquisite patterns appeared in Cao Xing's hand.

He put it on directly.

At this moment, Cao Xing's physical and mental fitness were greatly improved again!

He looked at his attributes.

【Name: Cao Xing】

[Race: Blue Star Human Race]

[Level: Level 15 144/50000 (Second Order)]

【Detailed properties: Click to view. 】…

"Turtle, you won't know until you see it. You'll be shocked when you see it!"

His spiritual attribute reached 177 points!
If you wear that [Hunter Priest Mask], it will be 187 points of spirit!
what is this concept?

Ice Healing can restore 150 health points per second, plus the bonus of [Holy Ring of the Kingdom].

He is now casting [Ice Healing], which is equivalent to restoring 225 points of life per second!

13500 health points can be restored in one minute!
Even Sarah now can restore her health to full in two minutes.

"It's really so terrifying!"

Not only that, as Cao Xing's attributes improve, Ice Armor can also increase an additional 112 points of armor!

With these two skills alone, any level 1 soldier can challenge the enemy by jumping six or seven levels!

"That's so fierce! Hahaha!"

Cao Xing was very excited.

"The next step is to wait until dark, call back all the people in the territory, and then use the Ice Dragon Horn."

Cao Xing glanced at the countdown above his head.

【Distance to nightfall: 0:52.】

[Current temperature: -17℃]

……

Night is coming.

However, what made Cao Xing a little worried was that Renis had not come back for such a long time.

You know, with the current movement speed of Renis, a level 18 boss creature, plus Hilda's Queen's Will.

Her speed can even reach 70 or 80 kilometers per hour.

Even if Cao Xing asked her to go somewhere far away, she should have come back.

Thinking of this, he felt a little worried.

However, the only thing that made Cao Xing feel at ease was that there was no sign of Renis being attacked in the battle list.

As the sky grew darker.

Under Cao Xing's gaze.

A figure appeared in the snow and moved towards the territory at a high speed.

After getting closer, Cao Xing saw the other person's figure clearly, and joy suddenly appeared in his eyes.

It was Renes.

He quickly opened the city gate and came to Renesus' side.

In order to complete the task assigned by Cao Xing today, this woman traveled nearly 400 kilometers back and forth.

Finally got back before dark.

Cao Xing said: "Thank you for your hard work, Renis."

The slender archer shook his head. "It's okay. This is what I should do."

Then, Renis began to report: "Today, I went to the area according to the location mentioned by the lord and observed it. I indeed found a huge and deep forest."

"But I didn't go in because I felt a threatening aura in that forest."

"So, I went to search nearby, and found a village about ten kilometers away from the forest."

"From the villagers, I learned that the name of this forest is the Witch Forest. It is said that a powerful witch lives deep in the forest."

Hearing the latter sentence, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Witch?"

Renis nodded and said, "Yes, they also told me a story."

"Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a witch who lived in seclusion in the royal city. She had a strong talent for refining medicine, and the potion she refined even saved the dying king."

"Her fame soon spread across half of the Western Continent."

“After hearing about this witch, nobles who were suffering from hidden illnesses or difficult-to-treat diseases traveled thousands of miles to the Ice Crystal Kingdom, and were even willing to pay a huge price just to have this witch make medicine for them.”

"And gradually, they found that many people disappeared near the witch's residence."

"From commoners to merchants, from nobles to the royal family..."

"In just a few years, the number of people who have disappeared near the witch's residence has reached thousands."

“This matter has gradually attracted the king’s attention.”

"It was not until he gave the order and sent the army to search the witch's house that the secret of the witch was uncovered."

"Then, the soldiers found a large number of bodies in the basement, alive!"

"They were horrified to discover that this witch was actually using these people's bodies to conduct some kind of horrific experiments!"

Having said this, Renis paused for a moment.

Cao Xing asked: "What happened next?"

"Later, the witch was rounded up and hunted by the army, and she fled into a forest."

"And along with the soldiers who were chasing her, they disappeared too, never to be seen again."

"This is the legend of that forest..."

"However, many villagers told me that the legend is false and there are no witches in that forest at all, because they haven't seen any witches appear in that forest for hundreds of years."

"So, I'm not too sure about the truth of this matter..."

Cao Xing nodded and thought about it and realized it was within his expectations.

For mortals, a few decades may be their entire life.

The strong people in this world all have long lifespans.

Even if there really is such a powerful witch, she will gradually fade out of sight if she doesn't appear for hundreds of years.

The original story has probably changed after being passed down through generations.

Therefore, we can only ask those who experienced that era firsthand what the truth was.

But this also aroused Cao Xing's interest.

He nodded and said, "I understand Renis, now, go back and rest."

Renis didn't say anything, but looked at Cao Xing with a suppressed look, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Cao Xing noticed her state and asked, "What's wrong, Renis?"

"me……"

Renis tried to speak several times, but she still couldn't seem to muster up the courage.

Then he glared at Cao Xing with a reproachful look, turned around and left.

Cao Xing was a little confused.

He shook his head and put these thoughts behind him.

At this time, he looked at the sky.

As night fell, except for his own territory, the outside world was completely shrouded in darkness.

Although the people can continue to mine resources at night, Cao Xing now has more important things to do.

So he ordered: "Assam, Andrew, go and bring back all our subjects!"

The two loyal subordinates completely obeyed all of Cao Xing's orders.

They immediately headed outside the territory without hesitation.

After a while, the people returned to the territory like ants returning to their nest.

Cao Xing announced: "Everyone, go eat and recover your strength."

"Attention all combatants, there may be a tough battle tonight, so be prepared to fight."

Hearing this, everyone's expression was shocked!
They all knew how powerful Cao Xing was.

Even he said it was a tough battle, which shows that the battle at night was indeed very difficult.

Seeing their serious expressions, Cao Xing smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Believe in our strength, we can stop all enemies from entering our territory."

"Stay in the territory, you are absolutely safe."

Assam was the first to respond: "My sword will cut off all those who attempt to invade our territory!"

Braum also raised his shield and said excitedly: "Aha! No matter what kind of enemy they are, let them come at me. Braum will smack them all away one by one!"

Including Andrew and other fighters, they all responded and appeared confident.

Their strong self-confidence also infected other citizens, and smiles appeared on their faces again.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Go ahead. When you've finished eating, gather here."

"As you command, Lord Lord!"

Then, everyone entered the cafeteria.

After all the subjects left, Liu Muxue came to Cao Xing.

There was concern in her bright eyes.

"Axing, what happened tonight?"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Don't worry, we just have to deal with some ice nest monsters."

Then he explained the effects of the Ice Dragon Horn.

After hearing this, the worry in Liu Muxue's eyes gradually disappeared.

Then, she also realized the role of the Ice Dragon Horn. If used well, it could bring them huge benefits.

A gentle smile appeared on Liu Muxue's face, and she raised the golden shield and said, "I'll go with you too!"

Cao Xing also smiled and nodded.

"it is good."

……

At the same time, the people heard that there would be a battle in the evening, so they ate much faster.

Cao Xing also took out a secret rabbit from his backpack and started to eat it with Liu Muxue.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill.

Everyone gathered in the open space below the city wall.

Assam, Andrew and others are ready for battle.

Elisa and others, as well as the group of imperial soldiers, were also checking weapons and arrows.

As for the group of subjects, they stood aside with serious expressions.

Everyone is ready, waiting for the battle to begin!

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